Comment Shame, should have been Veriozon (Score 1) 64
Can you hear me now!
Comment Possibly a strategic move (Score 1) 95
The way i see it, its a double win strategically...
1. US Private companies getting these contracts will become a powerful lobbying group. So all future Dem and Republican have to pussyfoot around them. Business is secured for the foreseeable future.
2. Give the government plausible deniability in case another nation states points fingers.
Comment Re:Really? (Score 1) 183
Also in the same countries, most banks cross-check the transaction by calling the account holder to avoid such situations. You can specify the limit in which banks will clear the cheques without calling otherwise they need confirmation from the account holder. It definitely helps.
Comment Introduction to Sorting (Score 1) 32
During my undergrad year had to code a few types of sorts in my Computer Science class (using C Lang), quick sort gave me nightmare because of recursion and being new to the topic.
May St. Peter use Quick Sort at the Pearly Gates to sort him to his place in heaven.... :)
Comment Re:Home of the brave? (Score 1) 589
That would be a hitman....just saying!
Submission + - Microsoft's Consent-or-Die Patent
theodp writes: "Maybe you shouldn't get too attached to those new Windows Live services. On Tuesday, the USPTO granted Microsoft a patent for Privacy policy change notification, which describes how to threaten users will the loss of their account, access to web sites and services, and all of the content they provided should they refuse to consent to changes in privacy policy to allow personal information collected earlier with a promise of confidentiality to be shared in the future with third parties. Also described is a 'Never Notify Me' option so you won't have to worry your pretty little head over privacy policy changes."
